German Air Raid Wardens Keep Busy With New Rules
A special correspondent reports on German ARP tightening under bombing, with compulsory service from ages 15 to 70 and wardens empowered to regulate shelter behavior. Public shelters vary widely in type, disaster response is centralized under the Nazi Party, and compensation for damage is not paid.
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Wardens’ Service
Civil Defence Service
Himmler
War Emergency
Air Protection Police
Air Protection League
Nazi Party
Germany
Britain
Greenland Vastness Reduces Patrol Challenge Says Travel Expert
Travel Magazine editor Kurt Singer argues Greenland's enormous area dwarfs common views. He notes the southern tip to Gulf of Mexico and northern extent to Manitoba, with sparse population of Eskimos and Danes, heightening coast guard challenges. He warns Nazis may smuggle agents into Greenland with transmitters.
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Greenland
Kurt Singer
Travel Magazine
Gulf of Mexico
Manitoba
Canada
Mississippi
Wth
Greatest Newspaper Is The One Published In Your Town
A Bowmanville Statesman piece argues that the best newspaper is the local one for it chronicles a citizen’s life from birth to profession. It notes how hometown stories, from christening to community activity, matter to families and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowmanville Statesman
New York Times
London Times
Johnny
Ottawa
Potato Origin and Global Spread Revisited
A St Thomas Times-Journal article traces the potato’s origins in South America and its spread via Peru to Europe. It notes Ireland’s long association with the tuber, while clarifying its Americas roots and early adoption by indigenous peoples. The piece highlights Raleigh’s 16th century role in introducing potatoes to England and, by extension, to Ireland.
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Queen Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
New World
Britain
Ireland
Emerald Isle
South America
Peru
Europe
Raleigh
England
St. Thomas
Non-Magnetic Building Erected in Queens For Precision Aircraft Work
A new non magnetic building in Elmhurst Queens has no iron or steel in its structure. Brass copper aluminum and wood replace metals in conduits pipes nails bolts and girders. Some pipes are terra cotta and brick fronts the exterior.
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Elmhurst
Queens
N.Y
War era payroll report from Boise businessman
A Boise small business owner notes payroll changes during 1942, stating 22 regular workers but 153 names on the payroll that year, with only four staying from start to year end, including the owner. The excerpt mentions conscription of one third of China's able-bodied men by Emperor Shih Hwang Ti for the Great Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Idaho
Shih Hwang Ti
Swan on London hotel menus shocks wartime diners
The London Evening Standard reports swans, once royal fare, appearing in some hotels. A West End pollster notes he bought several swans while advising buyers to choose cygnets for tenderness. Cygnet prices quoted 35s to 50s, with cygnets sourced from private swanneries and cygnet cooking tips offered.
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London Evening Standard
West End
Poultry Department
Costs Plenty in War Replacements for Art
The camel hair brush is replaced for artistic uses by a cow’s ear hair tuft. This fine hair is valued at about 15 dollars per pound.
Meat care tips to prevent spoilage at home
Packer and butcher handle meat carefully but home storage matters too. Remove wrapping from meat, keep uncooked portions cold and lightly covered, and cook cooled meat promptly. Ground meat spoils fastest, leftovers with potatoes or flour thickeners spoil quickly, wipe meat with a damp cloth. Wary note on washing excludes organ meats and some hams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canadian Navy Escorts Half Atlantic Convoys At War Outset
As war began, Canada committed to escort merchant convoys across the Atlantic. The Royal Canadian Navy, long reliant on small destroyers and auxiliaries, declared readiness and six days after hostilities started, sent the first convoy from a Canadian port with Canadian destroyers as its escort.
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Atlantic
United States
Fairmile
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.C.S. Assiniboine
Assiniboine
H.M.C.S. Oakville
Hitler
Make-Your-Own Slip Covers Pattern Offered by Winnipeg Union
Instructions 7397 provide step by step directions for making slip covers for chairs and sofas. To obtain the pattern send twenty cents to the Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Man. Include name address and pattern number for delivery. The note warns mail delays may occur.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newpaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Seeds per weed plant and rapid solar light timing
The text lists seed counts for various weeds and notes that sunlight reaches the earth in just over eight minutes. It cites tumbling mustard producing about 1,500,000 seeds per plant and other species like shepherd's purse about 50,000 worm seed mustard about 25,000 and several others ranging from 10,900 to 20,000 seeds. It highlights abundant weedProlific growth and a solar light travel time of eight minutes.
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Shepherd's Purse
Japs Rush Wood Ship Building to Replace Pacific Losses
Dutch sources in London report Japan is fast tracking wooden ship construction in occupied territories to offset heavy Pacific shipping losses. Vrij Nederland says all wooden shipyards are seized and funding and materials provided. Amboina in the Dutch East Indies, a key wood shipbuilding hub, was recently raided by the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
London
Vrij Nederland
Amboina
Dutch East Indies
Ottawa ruling secures demobilized service members jobs
Ottawa states that a man who held a job for six months before enlistment will retain that job upon demobilization. The decision aims to provide security for service members when they return to civilian life and rejoin their former positions.
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Ottawa
Modern railway track lifespan estimates
A public note states railway track lasts about twenty years before replacement. The source emphasizes maintenance cycles and renewal planning considerations for rail networks.
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American Coast Guard
Willa Walker
x.e.A.r
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Force
Walker
R.C.A.F
Col
A. A. Magee
Montreal
David Walker
Swan
Alice Brooks
Africa
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